In this 9th week match, on Sunday Dec 25th, Al Masry will travel to Ismailia to battle Ismaily in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated Borg El Arab derby. Ismaily is fresh off their 2-1 win against ENPPI. Yaw Annor scored the first goal for Ismaily in the 16th minute, but Fawzi got the equalizer for ENPPI in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time. Ismaily looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Al Masry, recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Mokawloon. Mohamed Salem struck first for Al Mokawloon in the 2nd minute, then in the 42nd minute, Anthony Okpotu sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Franck Mbella Thierry Etouga . Al Masry looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Al Masry is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ahmed El Sheikh and Abderrahim Deghmoum each only have 1 goal in their last 5. For Ismaily, their top scorers are Baher El Mohamady and Yaw Annor, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.